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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29TH MARCH, 1890.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 143.

The following Hydrographic Notices are published for general information.

By Command,

W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 29th March, 1890.

"IMPERIEUSE

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AT HONGKONG,

6th March 1890.

HYDROGRAPHICAL MEMO: No. 55.

GULF OF TOKIO.

LIGHTSHIPS IN YOKOHAMA HARBOUR.--The Japanese Government has given notice that pending the construction of Breakwaters for the Harbour of Yokohama, two Lightships as specified below, will be moored, to mark the North and East Breakwater-heads, and to guide ships entering or leaving the anchorage through the fairway between them.

The Lightship marking the position of the head of the East Breakwater, which will be about 9 cables long and will run out in a Northerly direction from a spot about 1 cable to the Northeastward of the Nakamura-gawa (creek in the Foreign Settlement), will be moored in 5 fathoms of water at 1 cable to the Eastward of the Head, will be painted Green, with a Green Ball on the mast-head and at night will show a Fixed Green Light at an elevation of 32 feet above the sea.

The Lightship marking the position of the head of the North Breakwater, which will be about 1 mile and 1 cable long, and will run out in a Southeasterly direction from a spot about 2 cables to the Eastward of the East corner of the Kanagawa Fort, will be moored in about 5 fathoms of water at 1 cable to the Eastward of the Head, will be painted Red, with a Red Ball on the mast-head, and at night will show a Fixed Red Light at an elevation of 32 feet above the sea.

Both the Lights will show all round and be visible about 4 nautical miles.

The distance between the Lightships will be about 1 cable.

The Lights will be lighted from the night of the 20th March 1890. After that date, all vessels entering or leaving the anchorage must pass only between the Lightships. When coming in to the anchorage, they should, to clear the Break- water-heads, steer West as nearly as possible for a distance of at least 2 cables after passing the Lightships, and when going out, steer East for at least 2 cables before coming to the Lightships.

Channel for boats will be left unobstructed between the inner end of either Breakwater and the shore.

Chart No. 2657.

Japanese Chart of Yokohama Bay.

China Sea Directory Vol. IV. page 311.

To the Commodore and the respective Captains, Commanders, and Officers Commanding Her Majesty's Ships and Vessels employed on the China Station.

NOWELL SALMON,

Vice-Admiral.

Government of Japan.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

(No. 426 of the year 1890.)

JAPAN.

(1167) NIPPON NAIKAI (SETO-UCHI)-NAGATO STRAIT—A WRECK BETWEEN

MANAITA BEACON AND ÖSONE BUOY.

A Sunken vessel lies about half way between Manaita beacon and Ösone buoy. One of her masts is shown about six feet above water, and has some bushes lashed thereto as a warning to passing vessels.

The wreck bears from the Mauaita beacon N. 45° W., and from Entrance-head S. 51° W., it lies therefore in midchannel, and is a great danger to vessels passing the strait.

Mariners are therefore cautioned to pass the westward of the wreck.

(The bearings are magnetic. Variation 4° 40" Westerly in 1889.)

Hydrographic Office, Tokyo, Japan, 16th January, 1890.

Captain K. KIMOTSUKI, 1.J.N.,

Hydrographer.

This notice affects the following Hydrographic Office charts: No. 196. No. 143.